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Download Factly Magazine for – January 2020 MONTHLY FACTLY EXCLUSIVE CURRENT AFFAIRS FOR PRELIMS JANUARY 2020 TABLE OF CONTENTS # Topic Page No. Chapter 1: Polity 1 Agreement to settle Bru refugees in Tripura inked 1 2 Classical Language in India 1 3 Official Language 2 4 Article 131 2 5 Private Property is a human right: Supreme Court 3 6 SC verdict on internet shutdown in Kashmir 4 7 State can regulate minority institutions, says Supreme Court 5 8 Election Commission of India launches PPRTMS 6 9 Belgaum tension between Maharashtra and Karnataka 6 10 Chattisgarh challenges NIA Act 7 11 Assam: National Democratic Front of B (S) signs Suspension of Operations agreement with Centre 7 12 Department of Military Affairs (DMA) 8 13 Supreme Court bats against transfer of community resources 8 14 Dubai declared ‘reciprocating territory’ by India 9 15 Manipur tribes call a truce after decades of conflict 9 16 Tribal Affairs Ministry proposes 6th Schedule Area status to Ladakh 10 Chapter 2: Policy 1 India commences world’s largest ever vaccination programme to control FMD & Brucellosis in 2019 11 2 Cabinet clears Ordinance to remove restrictions on coal block bidding 11 3 Open Acreage Licensing Programme (OALP) 12 4 In Phase-II to Fame India Scheme 2636 EV Charging Stations sanctioned 12 5 UJALA & Street Lighting National Programme Completed Five Successful years of Illuminating India 13 6 Vertical Farming: A silent Revolution in Agriculture 13 7 Govt awards over Rs 2000 cr for completing Z Morh Tunnel 14 8 NISHTHA: National Initiative for School Heads' and Teachers' Holistic Advancement 14 9 Bharat Parv 2020 15 Chapter 3: International Relations 1 India, Nepal to hold talks on Kalapani border issue 16 2 Iran will no longer abide by nuclear deal limits 16 3 Gulf of Guinea 17 4 1st Session of India-Norway Dialogue on Trade & Investment 17 5 Bangladesh: Bhashan Char Island to house 100,000 Rohingya refugees 18 6 Bilateral Trade and Investment Agreement needed between India and the European Union:Edgars 18 Rinkevics 7 Iran says it may pull out of nuclear treaty over Europe dispute 18 8 India, Brazil to sign Strategic Action Plan 19 9 Explained: What is a Blue Corner notice 19 10 UNCITRAL dismisses claims against India 20 11 Nepal invites Modi, Imran for Sagarmatha Dialogue 20 12 ICJ orders Myanmar to prevent Rohingya genocide 21 13 Ashuganj-Akhaura road project 22 14 Ganga-Volga Dialogue:India-Russia 22 15 India provides platform, Maldives inches closer to re-enter Commonwealth 22 Chapter 4: Economy 1 Finance Minister unveils ₹102 lakh crore National Infrastructure Plan 23 2 India’s rising retail prices stoke worries of stagflation 23 3 LPG Pricing in India 24 4 National Pension Scheme for traders fails to gain traction 24 5 Stressed urban cooperative banks to face PCA-like curbs 25 ForumIAS Guidance Center 2nd Floor, IAPL House, 19, Pusa Road, Karol Bagh, New Delhi – 110005 | [email protected]|011- 49878625 6 Global Economic Prospects report – 2020 26 7 India joins Reskilling Revolution Initiative at World Economic Forum as a Founding Member 26 8 SEBI puts in place guidelines for listed REIT, InvIT on rights issue 26 Chapter 5: Environment 1 Over 1 million migratory birds to flock to Chilika this year too 28 2 Global meet on marine ecosystems 28 3 New technology to boost production of Geranium 28 4 Palau is first country to ban ‘reef toxic’ sunscreen 29 5 Assam state zoo first to breed endangered Hargila 29 6 Gujarat: 10,000 cameras to be used for 2020 lion census 30 7 One-fifth of country’s forests prone to fires:study 30 8 Indore continues to top Swachh Survekshan among cities having ten lakh plus population 31 9 Kerala for steps to curb alien plants’ growth in NBR 31 10 Great Indian Bustard 32 11 Bhitarkanika census finds an increase of 15 saltwater crocodiles from last year 32 12 Explained: What carbon numbers mean for climate target 33 13 Explained: Why eruption of a tiny, ‘complex’ volcano is causing concern 33 14 Ghataprabha River 34 15 Centre notifies new Wetland Conservation Rules 34 16 IMD’s State of Climate Report: 2019 the seventh warmest year since 1901 34 17 A rare migratory eagle sighted near Vijayawada 34 18 India achieves complete phase out of one the most potent ozone depleting chemical 35 19 1t.org 35 20 Bushfire crisis: Australia may list Koalas as endangered 35 21 Indian Railways’ first waste to energy plant commissioned 36 22 10 more wetlands from India get the Ramsar site tag 36 23 SC allows centre to introduce African cheetah to suitable habitat in India 36 24 India begins coral restoration in Gulf of Kachchh 37 Chapter 6: Science and Technology 1 ISRO plans to launch satellite Aditya to study Sun 38 2 Kerala institute gets US patent for turmeric-based cancer treatment 38 3 ISRO signs pact with astrophysics institute to set up Optical Telescopes 38 4 New data relay satellites to keep Gaganyaan crew in touch with Earth 39 5 ISRO's communication satellite GSAT-30 was launched on Jan 17 from French territory Ariane 39 6 NASA’s ARTEMIS mission 39 7 ISRO’s NavIC to feature in mobiles 40 8 LIGO team detects the second merger of two neutron stars 40 9 Lithium-sulphur battery 40 10 Neon, the world’s first ‘Artificial Human’ 41 11 NASA planet hunter finds Earth-sized world in habitable zone 41 12 Challakere to be ISRO’s astronaut training hub 42 13 Coronavirus 42 14 What is H9N2? 42 15 Shopper malware affects over 14% Indians: Kaspersky report 43 16 WHO endorses indigenous molecular diagnostic tool for tuberculosis diagnosis 43 17 Yada Yada Virus 43 18 NIC sets up 'Centre of Excellence in Blockchain Technology' in Bengaluru 44 19 Hyperloop technology 44 20 India, co-builder of Hawaii telescope, wants it shifted out of proposed site 44 21 'Vyom Mitra' - the humanoid for Gaganyaan 45 22 What is Xenobot? 45 23 India in talks to be part of East Asian Observatories Consortium 45 24 Australia’s Yarrabubba Asteroid Impact Crater Is Oldest on Earth 46 ForumIAS Guidance Center 2nd Floor, IAPL House, 19, Pusa Road, Karol Bagh, New Delhi – 110005 | [email protected]|011- 49878625 Chapter 7: Internal Security 1 The National Aerospace Laboratory wants government push for Saras Mk2 takeoff 47 2 The Royal Navy of Oman ships arrive in Goa for naval exercise Naseem Al Bahr 47 3 Home Minister Amit Shah dedicates National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal to the nation 47 4 Naval version of Tejas LCA lands on INS Vikramaditya for first time 47 5 Indo-Japanese joint exercise ‘Sahyog-Kaijin’ begins off Chennai Coast 58 6 Indian Army conducts biggest airborne exercise ‘Winged Raider’ 58 7 India successfully test-fires K-4 nuclear capable missile 58 8 Dhanush,India’s first indigenous long-range artillery gun 49 Chapter 8: Social 1 Bhima-Koregaon village prepares for historic day 50 2 Religion no bar for Padmanur’s Yakshagana 50 3 Mizoram govt to organise Zo Kutpui to unify Mizo tribes 50 4 Telling Numbers: Projected drop in male tobacco use underlines shifting trends 51 5 Annual Status of Education Report Flags Poor Learning Outcomes in Schools 51 6 Govt publishes policy for treatment of rare diseases 52 7 Transgender Persons Act comes into effect 52 8 India’s under-5 mortality of girls exceeds that of boys, unlike global trend, says report 53 9 Explained: The Pulse Polio Programme and why India still runs it 53 10 India helps Maldives tackle measles outbreak 54 Chapter 9: Miscellaneous 1 GeM Samvaad and GeM 55 2 India improves Sustainable Development Goals Index score by three positions 55 3 Harvest Festivals in India 55 4 Raisina Dialogue 2020 to host ministers from across globe 56 5 Global Risks Report, 2020 56 6 India falls to 51st spot in EIU's Democracy Index 56 7 India ranks low at 76th place on Global Social Mobility Index 57 8 World Economic Situation and Prospects (WESP) 2020 57 9 World Economic Outlook Report: IMF 58 10 World Employment and Social Outlook Trends 2020 (WESO) report: ILO 58 11 Jharia most polluted place in India in 2018, Greenpeace report 59 12 India slips two places on global Corruption Perception Index 59 13 Nature risk rising report 59 Chapter 10: Pointly 1 Ritualistic festival ‘Lai Haraoba’ begins in Tripura 60 2 Operation Sankalp 60 3 US removes designation of China as currency manipulator 60 4 Harmonised System of Nomenclature (HSN) code 60 5 Thai Amavasai 60 6 National Voters Day 60 7 National Data and Analytics Platform (NDAP) 60 8 India opens its first Mahatma Gandhi convention centre in Niger 60 9 India Climate Collaborative 60 10 Archaeon 60 11 Khelo India Youth Games 60 12 Scientific Social Responsibility 61 13 Youth Co: Lab 61 14 Munich Security conference 61 15 National Startup Advisory Council 61 16 Giant Tortoise Restoration Initiative (GTRI) 61 17 ICGS Annie Besant, ICGS Amrit Kaur 61 18 Indian History Congress 61 ForumIAS Guidance Center 2nd Floor, IAPL House, 19, Pusa Road, Karol Bagh, New Delhi – 110005 | [email protected]|011- 49878625 19 State energy Efficiency Index 61 20 Padma Awards 61 21 Global Investment Trend Monitor Report 61 22 World Gold Council 62 23 Carbon Disclosure Report: 62 24 The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) 62 25 NetSCoFAN (Network for Scientific Co-operation for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition) 62 26 International Year of the Nurse and the Midwife 62 Chapter 11 : Questions 1 Static Questions 63 2 Current Affairs 72 ForumIAS Guidance Center 2nd Floor, IAPL House, 19, Pusa Road, Karol Bagh, New Delhi – 110005 | [email protected]|011- 49878625 1 Polity 1.
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